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Instructing us

Guernica 37 is a specialist set of Barristers’ Chambers located in the heart of the legal community in London with associated offices in Madrid, San Francisco and The Hague. We provide highly technical  legal services assisting individuals, civil society groups, international organisations, businesses and government institutions to further transitional justice, defend human rights, enforce international criminal law and international norms.

Members of Chambers who are authorised to practise in England and Wales can be found on the Barristers’ Register. This contains details of their current practising status, date of call, areas of practice and any disciplinary findings. 

 

Fee structures and pricing models

Members of Chambers cover a wide variety of work, therefore a variety of pricing models are available. The most common are fixed fee, hourly rates, brief and refresher fees and Conditional Fee Agreements.

Professional, licensed and public access clients may contact the clerks to obtain a quotation for legal services.

 

Service expectations

Members of Chambers will endeavour to provide legal services promptly and efficiently to meet agreed deadlines. However, there may be occasions when timescales cannot be met due to:

  • Counsel’s availability

  • Availability of the client or relevant third parties

  • Complexity of the case and quantity of documents to be considered

  • The need for additional information or documents

Complaints

Members of Chambers strive to provide an outstanding service to all their clients. However, if you do have any concerns we will make every effort to resolve them and we have both formal and informal procedures in place for you to raise your concerns.

Our Complaints Procedure is available here.

Should you be dissatisfied with how your complaint is dealt with, you have the right to complain to The Legal Ombudsman’s Office. This office also provides data regarding decisions in the previous 12 months. This allows you to see whether a barrister was required to provide a consumer with a remedy. This data can be accessed here

​​Our dedicated clerks will be available to advise on any potential enquiries.

Guernica 37 Chambers 

6 Pump Court (First Floor)

Temple

London EC4Y 7AR

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3597 7130 

Email: clerks@guernica37.com

24hr Emergency number: +44 (0) 7519 722966

Public Access

At Guernica 37 we recognise the demand for lawyers to deliver a streamlined service at competitive rates. We are proud to be able to offer direct public access to our specialist team of experienced international counsel.

Governments, Individuals and Organisations engage us directly, and we use our experience and skills to advise, prepare and conduct their international cases, thus by-passing the traditional requirement in the UK for the instruction of a solicitor in order to engage counsel. We are able to put together complete legal teams of leaders, co-counsel, legal assistants, case managers, researchers and investigators. Our long experience in this field has enabled us to build relationships with leading academics as a further resource and also to secure the services of leading political, military and police experts.

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For further information, please contact Chambers on +44 203 597 7130 or contact Mark Cornell, Senior Clerk, via e-mail here.

 

Our Team will be able to discuss your specific requirements and explain different fee structures that may suit your individual needs. We will aim to give a clear estimate of how much our work will cost.

 

Our Barristers instructed through a direct public access arrangement remain bound by their Code of Conduct to consider whether it is in the client’s best interests, or the interests of justice, to engage a solicitor.

 

Please note that legal aid is not available for those instructing Members of Chambers directly.

 

For more general information about the Direct Public Access Scheme, prospective clients are invited to consider the Bar Standards Board Guidance here.

Our dedicated clerks will be available to assist with any enquiries.

Guernica 37 Chambers 

6 Pump Court (First Floor)

Temple

London EC4Y 7AR

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3597 7130 

Email: clerks@guernica37.com

24hr Emergency number: +44 (0) 7519 722966

Standard Contractual Terms

Guernica 37 Chambers has adopted Standard Contractual Terms to apply to all instructions from Solicitors and Authorised Persons who have been authorised by the Law Society or the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

 

Members of Guernica 37 Chambers offer their services on the standard default terms issued by the Bar Council, which represents Barristers in England and Wales. These are known as the Standard Contractual Terms for the Supply of Legal Services by Barristers to Authorised Persons 2020.

Guernica 37 Chambers 

6 Pump Court (First Floor)

Temple

London EC4Y 7AR

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3597 7130 

Email: clerks@guernica37.com

24hr Emergency number: +44 (0) 7519 722966

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International Instructions

Guernica 37 represents part of an effort to create a truly international and sustainable platform that brings together experienced lawyers, investigators and other professionals. ​​Justice, accountability and sustainability are the central values leading the work of Guernica 37 and as such we provide technical assistance and create capacity building initiatives in post-conflict and post-dictatorship situations through legislative reform, institutional building, specialised training programmes, advisory services, and targeted strategic investigations.

Guernica 37 promotes transnational accountability through litigation in national courts and other strategies to enforce human rights protection and international criminal norms in an effort to address human rights violations and prevent their recurrence.

 

Guernica 37 is an innovative International Justice Chambers specializing in transnational litigation enforcing human rights and international criminal norms in national courts. Our international structure provides a diverse team of lawyers from Europe, United Kingdom and United States of America with proven professional experience building legal accountability strategies around the globe drawn upon direct experience in multiple national jurisdictions and international bodies. We provide highly technical affordable legal services assisting individuals, civil society groups, businesses and government institutions to further transitional justice, defend human rights, enforce international criminal law and international norms. Our work seeks to transform societies, assisting them to achieve equity, justice and lasting security.

Guernica 37 is international in its structure and vision. We are a team of lawyers with unparalleled experience, and a proven record of pioneering legal strategies around the globe. We build genuinely international legal teams with in-country partners to foster and exchange expertise among legal cultures, institutions, civil society groups, and victim communities.

Guernica 37 Chambers 

6 Pump Court (First Floor)

Temple

London EC4Y 7AR

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3597 7130 

Email: clerks@guernica37.com

24hr Emergency number: +44 (0) 7519 722966

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